"European homes, offices and streets will have to use energy-efficient lighting by the end of the decade, EU leaders decided on Friday.
"The decision to order a massive switchover that will affect the lives of all the European Union's 490 million citizens came at a summit of the 27-nation bloc as part of an ambitious green energy policy to fight climate change.
"We are very impressed by the Australian [decision to ban incandescent light bulbs]* and before we came to the summit, we had already been in touch with them and looking at the issue. We support this scheme and hope to take it on, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said. (From Reuters via Woody)
In response to the decision, the question was asked across Europe: How many EU leaders does it take to change a lightbulb? Answer: 27.
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* Read comment on the Australian decision to ban incandescent light bulbs here:
David Archibald, could you please contact me on - redrobin888@dodo.com.au - it has nothing to do with global warming.
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Peter
TGGWS raises questions. But not scientific questions. Lindzen has been asked to put up a paper on these points he raises, he hasn't. Christy has had to sign off on his own errors in the satellite data. Wunsch disowns the documentary. The rest are just commentators and nutters. They were once scientists, but they aren't any more. They don't do science, just tut tutting. Let them get out there and do some real, scientific leg work.
Peter - well that's a big In Your Opinion - more info pls or hard to respond.